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got that same email

always nice when there's an update in this thread, thank you Lewis for the updates. Patiently waiting to see how this all turns out!

Was a bit too young in 2009 to enjoy this! thank you for the pdf!

second time you’ve caught my typos..

Thank you! very valuable information

Thank you Rohan, appreciate it!

Hi all, we all know of the Rai school and their members. Rai Kunitoshi, Kunimitsu, Kuniyuki, and Ryokai. I consider myself to be somewhat of a new student in this hobby after maybe a year, or at least closing in on a year in the hobby. We hear a lot from the Rai school mostly focused around the following members. Yet I never have heard much about Rai Kunitsugu, despite him being one of Masamune's Jittetsu. Is there a reason for this? have I simply not read enough? looked around enough? is his work just not as superb as compared to the others in Rai? is he forgettable? any answer would be appreciated. Helping out what could maybe be a case of newbie nativity. Hoping this isn't too silly of a question to be asked, still working up my confidence to post as much in this forum Thank you all!

Very cool and exciting whenever Masamune comes up publicly, will be staring at this piece for awhile. Was about to start a w hole other threat about it!

Yes I did, the catalogs were there and in some corner within the display room. Sothebys and Christies go out of their way to label all other forms of art, they did it with every other item displayed, just didn't bother with Nihonto as much. A few weeks back I was at Christies for their 21st evening sale, and they had no problem displaying little bits of paper with estimates ranging from 40,000,000 USD - 60,000,000 for a Monet. Of course paintings and swords are one and the other. Just left a bad taste in my mouth when everything else setup at Sothebys at that time had far more attention tended too it than the swords being tucked away in some corner unceremoniously, but what can we do.

This is a wonderful thread, very, very informative. I visited the Sothebys pre sale as it was in New York, they had only one blade on display though I was unsure of which it was. The rest of the blades were locked up in glass containers within their shirasaya, and koshirae. If any of you want photos I can try to send them. Though I have to warn my photo of the one blade, is not the best. All of the swords had no markers, no information about them. They put no real effort in the display I feel, meanwhile other artworks had through estimates, the painter, and the time period. All the swords had none, even the sword on display didn't have the smiths name. Very underwhelming

seriously disappointing, can't win em all

Not on view is tragic, one of my favorite smiths though!

pretty! enjoy it

Woah this is cool! first 'Ive ever seen of this